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Turtle Walk

Matt Phelan

Illustrator: Matt Phelan

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2020

Publisher: Greenwillow/Harper Collins

ISBN: 978-006-293413-0

Keywords: trips, seasons, joy, turtles

In luscious watercolors, a family of turtles is shown slowly walking through the seasons, asking "Are we there yet?" It ends in pure joy.